25678 Matewan, WV is a small town located in the state of West Virginia. The town is home to a diverse population of people from different backgrounds and cultures. Politically speaking, the town leans conservative, with majority support for Republican candidates in local and national elections. Although no local political candidates are running for office at this time, residents actively participate in politics by voting in elections and engaging in community-level political events. Local politics revolve around issues such as taxation, education, infrastructure maintenance, public safety, and economic development. Residents of 25678 Matewan, WV have strong opinions on what policies should be implemented to improve their quality of life and that of their children.
The political climate in Zip 25678 (Matewan, WV) is very conservative.
Mingo County, WV is very conservative. In Mingo County, WV 13.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 85.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mingo county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 85.2% to 13.9%.
Mingo county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 25678 (Matewan, WV) is very conservative.
Matewan, West Virginia is very conservative.
Mingo County, West Virginia is very conservative.
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West Virginia is very conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Matewan, West Virginia: D D R R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 25678 (Matewan)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $719 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)